Current Obsessions: Kind of Chic

Kind of chic to take the last weeks of August to unplug and unwind. Ahead, for all your poolside/hammock/front-porch browsing, a gallery we want to visit, a rug for tennis season, inspiration from Italy, and more. Read on:

Above: Channeling this. Photograph from Italian Lessons: Cenerentola Chianti, a Family House Reconsidered. Photograph by Eefje De Coninck and Senne Van der Ven of Senne & Eefje for Cenerentola Chianti.

• For all your end-of-summer inspiration: love this former fisherman’s shack, transformed.
• Save the date for London Design Festival, September 12-20.
• Not that we want to jump ahead to back-to-school season, but oooh, this home office setup almost makes us feel ready.
• This just in: Block Shop’s collection of one-of-a-kind pieces.
• We’re oddly intrigued by these special-edition rugs that take cues from the tennis court.
• Annie wants to make a pilgrimage to Galerie Sardine in Amagansett—now with rotating displays by Somerset House. (Side note: love, love, love the work of these artists.)
• Planning a kitchen or bathroom remodel? You should know aboutt clé tile’s new collaborations with friend of Remodelista Erica Tanov and Serena Dugan.
• How beautiful is this?
• Also, delighted to see this small-batch furniture co. we love is now available via West Elm; browse here (and see our story here).
• Lemonade stands have nothing on dahlia stands. (Hat tip: Fan.)
• Sale alert: Goodee is offering 20 percent off items in its garden collection (use code: GARDEN20).
• On heat waves and ghost gardens. (Hat tip: Annie.)
• “Competitive windowboxing in Nantucket,” courtesy of Stephen Orr.
• Save the date: the 20th anniversary of Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ Antiques at the Gardens is set for this fall. Tickets on sale now.
• “Wish I had a crack in my sidewalk so I can replicate this simple, stunning idea,” says Fan.
• And looking ahead: Photographers-gardeners Krautkopf have just launched their 2027 calendar, featuring stunning images of their garden. (For more on the creative couple and their homestead, head here.)